Aretha Franklin News

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE has announced the Spring 2022 season of its trademark “Badass Brunch.” Presented on alternate Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM, the venue continues to showcase a variety of exciting and creative ensembles that always pack a punch, from New Orleans brass and rock, to funk, blues, and big band.

Syracuse Stage offers a rare opportunity to see a world premiere musical when Brian Quijada's uplifting and lively “Somewhere Over the Border” takes the stage Feb. 23 – March 13.

Brixton House will open its doors to the public on the 24th February 2022 with two international shows and a taster programme of activities until 5th March when the venue will open all areas including its café, bar and hire studios.

SISTAS THE MUSICAL has announced its return on April 2 at Off-Broadway's The Actors Temple Theatre for an open-ended run. This live musical production is written by Fulbright Scholar and Columbia University professor Dr. Dorothy Marcic, based on interviews with Black women over several years

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced new dates for the energetic live music concert Soul Spectacular, featuring the eagerly awaited return of The HooDoo Loungers and special guest Mighty Ramon & The Phantoms of Soul, on Saturday, March 12.

NIGHT AT THE BARRACKS, NORTH HEAD, MANLY the inaugural concert series that was set to open on 24 February 2022 but was sadly postponed due to COVID-19 is going ahead in Spring 2022.

The Majestic Theater will feature Damien Sneed in a production in honor of Black History Month and Aretha Franklin. A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul will take place on February 16th at 7:30pm. With a legendary career spanning several generations and a multitude of genres, Aretha Franklin truly earned her title, 'The Queen of Soul.'

Brixton House will open its doors to the public on the 24th February 2022 with two international shows and a taster programme of activities until 5th March when the venue will open all areas including its café, bar and hire studios.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami will relaunch its free outdoor “Jazz at MOCA” concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month.

Aretha Franklin is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history, with 112 charted singles on Billboard, 18 Grammy Awards, and over 75 million records sold. Her  legendary career rightfully earned her the title, “The Queen of Soul.”

The Highway Women, Gabrielle Vaughn, Alyssa Scott, and Jenane, have put their own unique stamp on this iconic song. The Highway Women lay down a powerful track times three in their new cover of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”. Watch the new music video now!

Lorraine follows the year before Martin Luther King’s assassination. Writer Melvin Coleman’s goal is to capture Martin Luther King as a person, not a mythical figure, who was in Memphis at the time to support the sanitation workers who were on strike for unequal pay and unfair work environment.

Skylight Music Theatre announced special events taking place in February in celebration of Black History Month. Skylight is Milwaukee's professional Equity music theatre company. Safety requirements are in effect, including masks while indoors and proof of vaccination or negative Covid test before entering the building.

WOMEN OF SOUL delivers the kind of high-energy tribute that makes up the best kind of revue, and the songs are irresistible.

Aspiring a cappella and vocal group harmony singers are invited to audition for The Next '50s & '60s Pop, Soul and Doo-Wop Star, an ongoing worldwide talent search. The effort will culminate with a national PBS special in August of this year, commemorating the classic 1950s and 1960s pop, soul and doo-wop eras in American musical history.

Hard to believe this month marks 55 years since the release of Aretha Franklin’s colossal worldwide hit “Respect' (Feb. 14, 1967). And who better to celebrate the musical legacy of the late icon of soul than with the gigantic personality of the musician and composer Damien Sneed and six-time Grammy Nominee Valerie Simpson -- at 'The Queen of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin' this Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m., at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (SMDCAC).

Cortland Repertory Theatre is announcing a full line-up of shows and events for the winter and spring at CRT Downtown.

Playhouse on the Square Department of Theatre Education, in partnership with Theatre Education and Outreach super sponsor AutoZone, ArtsMemphis, The Hyde Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and the Tennessee Arts Commission, will offer it’s Adult and Youth Theatre School program March, 2022.  

The Birdland Theatre and Jazz Club has an abundance of performances happening from January 31st through February 13th. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include John Pizzarelli Swing Seven, SUNY Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, Greg Abate Quartet, John Pizzarelli Trio and Svetlana's Big Band. 

Alonzo King LINES Ballet, the internationally celebrated contemporary ballet company, is pleased to announce the performance schedule for its 40th Anniversary year.